A little known but groundbreaking provision of the Senate tax bill could open the door for the Trump Administration to unleash American oil and gas development in Alaska, and Vincent DeVito of the Interior Department says he’s on board with expediting the process. If the House adopts the Senate’s plan, Congress would pave the way for the opening of a portion of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and natural gas drilling.

Should the development be approved, DeVito told Bloomberg that the Interior Department has “a plan for expediting that.” He also said at an S&P Global Platts conference in New York that “the pathway toward energy dominance runs through Alaska.” According to DeVito, the department receives “a regular stream” of inquiries from industry about the region’s potential.

According to Fox News, “Alaska is almost entirely dependent on oil revenues to pay for everything from infrastructure projects to social welfare programs,” and this new drilling development is “estimated to bring in $2.2 billion in fees to Alaska during the first 10 years.”

The 19 million acre plot of land is estimated by the fossil fuel industry to harbor 11.8 billion barrels worth of oil. Drilling for those billions of barrels would undoubtedly bring Alaska back from an economic slowdown caused by low oil prices and a decline in crude flowing through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.